Handle carton



1935- M. R. HATCH 2,006,454

HANDLE CARTON Filed Sept. 12, 1954' I r 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 July 2, 1935. M. R. HATCH HANDLE CARTON Filed Sept. 12, 1954 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 {IIIII VIII!" "/IIIIIII I I!!!) I 1-! llll Ill/IVY J I /7/// w ////l Patented July 2, 1935 HANDLE CARTON Merwyn lt. Hatch, Baltimore, Ohio Application September 12, 1934, Serial No.-743,768

I 1 Claim.

The object of,my invention is to provide a novel handlecarton having anouter casingand' sectional inner casings each of which inner casings is provided with a handle and is formed from a single blank whereby the carton can be produced by'a die-cut operation with a joint remaining in the center.

It is also my object to provide a carton having an integralhandle which is foldable under the cover flap of the carton for shipping purposes and'which when used as a delivery package or satchel the handle members may be released and extend direct for carrying the carton.

It is also an object of my invention to provide a carton of this type capable of carrying a plurality of bottles, the preferred number being six bottles for a carton, three being carried in each section of the carton.

It is also my object to provide a carton of this type which can be constructed at a minimum cost and which is very quickly and conveniently assembled and disassembled." I attain these and other objects of my invention by the means illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the carton with the handles I0 folded in a concealed position under the top of cover flaps 8;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the invention of the handles l0 inreleased, upright, projected position ready for carrying the carton as a delivery package;

Fig. 3 is a perspective viewof the blank which forms one of the inner casings or sections of the carton;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the outer casing of the carton;

Fig. 5 is a vertical section through the carton.

edges 3 held in contact shown in Fig. 4.-

by the strip of tape 4, as

I provide inner casings each of which has an inner side 5, bottom 6,

outer side 1, top or cover 8, tuck-in flap 9 under cover 8, and a handle integral with the inner side 5. The blank is creased or folded along the lines indicated by the numeral l2. The handle i0 is provided with a suitable handle slot H.

In use, a pair of the inner casings formed 9. described are inserted in the outer casing I, and when used as a delivery package or satchel the handles ID are allowed to project in an upright position, as shown in Figs. 2, 5 and 7 of the drawings. If however it is desired to arrange the'carton for shipment or transportation, the handles I ID are folded inside of the cover 8, and the tuckin flap 9 is tucked in on the outer portion of side 5, as shown in Figs. 1 and 6.

The carton may be constructed of any suitable size but preferably is of a size suitable for carrying six bottles, as shown in Fig. 8. It is of course within the contemplation of my invention to utilize the carton for carrying any desired articles.

-One of the advantages of this type of carton is that each inner casing is formed from a single blank and can be produced from a die-cut operation at a relatively small expense.

v What I claim is: r

In a handle carton, the combination'of outer cardboard casing,

sertable side by side in an a pair of inner casings inthe outer casing, each of said inner casings having its handle member aligned with the side of the casing of which it is an extension and adjacent the handle member of the other inner casing, said handle members being only of such width as to permit of their being folded under the top or cover portion of the casing in a concealed position for transporta tion when not required for use as a handle element, said casings each having a cover portion, said cover portion in turn having a tuck-in extension flap foldable downward to close the top of the carton when the handle is folded under the cover.

MERWYN R. HATCH. 

